Fox Business News reports that a German Court has ruled that the Motorola Xoom tablet does not violate Apple’s design patents for the iPad. At the same time, the Court refused to deem Apple’s design patent as invalid. Apple initially sued Motorola for allegedly infringing three iPad designs with the Xoom. It sought to have […]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 3, 2011
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Motorola Mobility released its earnings last Thursday and the results sort of depend on how you look at things. You see, Motorola lost a lot of money during the last fiscal quarter – $32 million to be exact – but still didn’t lose as much money as it has in previous quarters. Overall, revenue was […]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 29, 2011
Comments Off on Motorola Xoom 2 specs leak: More RAM, 1080p video recording, and more
What you’re looking at above may very well be the second iteration of the less than spectacular Motorola Xoom tablet. In what’s becoming quite the pattern, Motorola Xoom sales were lukewarm at best. And whereas iPad 2s for sometime were being purchased at a faster clip than Apple could manufacture them, the Xoom was never […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Comments Off on After winning injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1, Apple files suit in Germany against Motorola over Xoom tablet
Apple yesterday was on the receiving end of a favorable judgement from the district court of Dusseldorf, Germany when it ruled that Samsung was barred from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet anywhere in Europe, save for the Netherlands. Further, for each discovered violation, Samsung will have to either pony up $350,000 or have its […]
Continue reading...Monday, August 8, 2011
Comments Off on Apple’s iPad enjoys design efficiencies competitors simply can’t match
Having learned the pitfalls of exorbitantly high product pricing , Apple shocked everybody when they released the original iPad for only $499. While that now seems to be the going rate for any base model tablet these days, remember that in the weeks preceding the iPad launch, many were anticipating Apple’s tablet to fall in […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Comments Off on The iPad has no competition, especially not from the Motorola Xoom
Companies looking to take on Apple’s iPad are quickly finding out that it’s more of an uphill battle than they bargained for. Whereas Android was able to quickly catch up to the iPhone in terms of marketshare, the same cann’t be said for Android-based tablets. This past quarter, Apple recorded record revenue thanks in part […]
Continue reading...Monday, March 14, 2011
Comments Off on With iPad 2s flying off the shelves, Motorola Xoom is in long supply
A number of Apple retail stores saw iPad 2 lines begin to form as early as Wednesday of last week – all for a product set to go on sale at 5PM two days later. With the iPad 2 now officially out of its cage, Apple is finding itself in the enviable position of having demand […]
Continue reading...Monday, March 7, 2011
Comments Off on Ars review of the Motorola Xoom reminds us why the iPad is top dog
Shocking revelations from Ars Technica’s review of the Motorola Xoom: The Xoom’s impressive hardware specifications and ambitious feature lineup are intriguing, but the product falls short of its full potential due to a general lack of completeness. It feels like it was rushed to market and delivered to consumers prematurely. The number of headline features […]
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
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